[JRandomFreeper]

Not my property, return it. I'm stupid that way.

/johnny

[Paladin2]

I’m with ya. It’s a f’n golf ball, not autographed.

[gunsequalfreedom]

Not my property, return it. I'm stupid that way.

You know what my feeling about it is? Not my property, return it. I'm stupid that way too. My honesty is far more precious to me.

[AlexW]

“Not my property, return it. I’m stupid that way.”
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I am a bit confused.
Did the golfer not toss the ball to the crowd for some lucky
person to catch it?
If that is the case, the catcher becomes the new owner
of the ball, and is under no ethical, moral, or legal
reason to return the ball, or give it to anyone.
Am I missing something here?

If the tradition is for the club to have the ball, why would it have been tossed to the crowd?

[ltc8k6]

It was a nice gesture to return the ball, but there’s no doubt whatsoever that the ball belonged to the spectator.

It was given away by the golfer.